diff --git a/libs/portaudio.build.sh b/libs/portaudio.build.sh
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+++ b/libs/portaudio.build.sh
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+arch=`uname -m`
+
+opts=""
+if [ $arch = "x86_64" ] ; then
+opts="-fPIC"
+fi
+
+CFLAGS=$opts ./configure $@
+make
+make install
+
+
+
+